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Lawmakers using spending bill to delay lobster restrictions

by The Associated Press December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congressional delegation is using the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill to try to delay for six years new protections for endangered whales […]

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Maine woman sentenced to 47 years in death of 3-year-old son

by The Associated Press December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

BELFAST,Maine (AP) — A Maine woman convicted in the fatal beating of her 3-year-old son — a crime that led to child welfare reforms in the state — was sentenced […]

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Historic windjammer in Maine is going to be sold

by The Associated Press August 31, 2022December 20, 2022

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A three-masted schooner that’s on the National Register of Historic Places is up for sale. The Victory Chimes’ owner announced this will be the final season […]

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High number of seal deaths off Maine linked to bird flu, feds say

by Patrick Whittle | Associated Press July 5, 2022December 20, 2022

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An unusual number of seals are becoming stranded and dying off Maine this summer, and avian influenza is to blame, the federal government said Tuesday. The […]

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Adoptions another facet of life halted by war in Ukraine

by Patrick Whittle | Associated Press May 21, 2022May 21, 2022

LEEDS, Maine (AP) — The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been devastating for families of all kinds — including those who have seen their prospective adoptions put on hold. […]

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Maine removes LGBTQ teaching video assailed in Republican ad

by The Associated Press May 19, 2022December 20, 2022

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Education removed from its website a video containing an LGBTQ lesson plan for kindergarten students that was the subject of a Republican […]

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Maine moose survey finds record high death rate from ticks

by The Associated Press May 19, 2022December 20, 2022

MONSON, Maine (AP) — Infestations of ticks contributed to a record high death rate for young moose tracked by wildlife managers in rural Maine. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries […]

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Native fish returns to Maine lake after two-century absence

by The Associated Press May 19, 2022December 20, 2022

CHINA, Maine (AP) — A species of fish has returned to a central Maine lake for the first time in generations. Alewives, a kind of herring, reached China Lake this month, […]

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3rd faculty senate rebukes UMS Chancellor Malloy

by The Associated Press May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — Faculty on a third University of Maine System campus gave a vote of no confidence to Chancellor Dannel Malloy. The faculty senate at the University of […]

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Starbucks in Maine is first in state to announce union plan

by The Associated Press May 13, 2022December 20, 2022

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Workers at a Starbucks store in Maine became the first in the state to announce their intent to unionize on Friday. The six employees at the […]

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College Football: Maine records sound decision over Rhode Island

by Sports Desk November 16, 2019December 20, 2022

Maine records sound decision over Rhode Island

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College Football: Husson survives competitive clash with Salve Regina

by Sports Desk November 9, 2019March 3, 2021

Husson survives competitive clash with Salve Regina

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